INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -MK Gandhi was deeply inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s critique of institutional Christianity and belief in the love of the spirit. He came across Tolstoy’s article, “A letter to a Hindu”, which promoted a nonviolent strategy over the violent one that the Indian youth were seeking to use to free India.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did Gandhi think of Tolstoy? In 1893, after Gandhi was thrown off the train at Pietermartizburg Station in South Africa, he read Tolstoy’s ‘Kingdom of God is Within You’, which talked about non-violence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi was inspired by Tolstoy not only in respect of non-violence and non-violent resistance but also by his idea of ‘Bread Labour’ and its concomitant idea of ‘getting off the backs’ of others including the poor. He developed Tolstoy’s theory of ‘Bread Labour’ into a full-fledged theory of the duty and right to work.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main reason why people are inspired by Gandhiji is his philosophy of non-violence. He used non-violence to free India from British. His manner of dressing shows us his unwillingness to use foreign products. He always told the people to do their work on their own without depending on others.